Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (A.Gray) Mcminn

Variety

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Viburnaceae > Sambucus > Sambucus racemosa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses animal food food medicinal vertebrate poison
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (flower), Cough Medicine (flower), Pediatric Aid (flower), Antidiarrheal (fruit), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Hemostat (leaf), Antidiarrheal (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Blood Medicine (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Tonic (unspecified), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Cough Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -26
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:227217-2
WFO ID wfo-0001377523
COL ID 7MM38
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sambucus melanocarpa Sambucus melanocarpa var. communis Sambucus melanocarpa var. furstenbergii Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Sambucus pubens var. melanocarpa